@7 Kin Homestead
— · 9 videos curated
Off-grid living, homesteading, self-sufficiency, solar design, and practical household independence skills.
All 9 videos
The Concrete Truck Said No: Building an A-Frame on 1,300-Year-Old Stone Foundations
Off-grid A-frame construction using Ishiba-date stone-foundation methods when concrete delivery was unavailable; testing volcanic boulders, load calculations, and earthquake-resistant framing.
The Only Way to Become Self-Sufficient (It Isn't What You Think)
39-minute exploration of off-grid self-sufficiency through a family's homestead build, combining practical skills (hand-dug hugel, mill operation, wood-chip systems) with a 1937 rural electrification history lesson and reflections on community interdependence.
The Truth: Homesteading Won't Save The World... Until It Does
53-minute deep dive into regenerative agriculture myths vs. reality: what actually works on marginal land, the economics of small-scale farming, and honest soil-building strategies for off-grid living.
Tearing Down the Shop That Saved My Family
45-minute walkthrough of dismantling a salvage-built workshop to make room for solar infrastructure, covering off-grid energy planning, tool stewardship, and homestead infrastructure trade-offs.
Reckoning: The Truth About Our Off Grid Homestead | Rock Rich S2EP1
41-minute walkthrough of acquiring, transporting, and installing 35 solar panels and two 350-lb batteries on an off-grid homestead, with real-time problem-solving and family collaboration.
From -$27 to 3 Acres: Free Land-Finding Tool and Owner-Financed Search Method
12-minute walkthrough of a free tool for finding affordable owner-financed land: drawing your location sweet spot, filtering parcels by off-grid readiness, and due-diligence checklist.
I Built You A Tool To Make Solar Design Simple (And Free)
Complete walkthrough of a free off-grid solar design tool: energy audits, array sizing, battery configuration, component selection, and NEC-compliant wiring.
I Was Scared of This Too — So I Looked It Up
Data-driven breakdown of eminent domain and tax foreclosure risks for rural property owners considering homesteading or off-grid living.
Your Exhaustion Isn't a Mindset Problem. It's Biology.
Why off-grid living feels harder than modern life, the psychology of effort that doesn't pay back, and how responsive feedback (rather than grinding without results) sustains long-term resilience.